Annex to the letter dated 2 April 2012 from the Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council

“Hitting the Ground Running”: ninth annual workshop for newly elected members of the Security Council

The Government of Finland, in cooperation with Dr. Edward C. Luck and the Security Council Affairs Division of the United Nations Secretariat, convened the ninth annual workshop for the newly elected members of the Security Council on 17 and 18 November 2011.

Each November, the workshops have served to help familiarize the newly elected members with the practice, procedure, and working methods of the Security Council so that they are in a position to “hit the ground running” when they join the Council the following January. The series has also provided current members of the Council with an opportunity to reflect on their work in an informal setting.